Get out of town to…Bendigo
Bendigo is a Victorian regional city which owes its impressive historic streetscapes to the discovery of gold there more than 150 years ago. Today, …
Travel app review no.1: TripIt
This is the first of an occasional series in which I review handy apps for the smartphone wielding traveller. Oh my goodness, I love TripIt. I …
A guide to the best travel guides
So you’re organising a holiday…or perhaps you’re just dreaming about it. If you’re like me, the first stop is a bookshop, on-line …
Ask Google about Kakadu? Ask Fairlie!
This post is part of a regular series of weekly “Ask Google? Ask Fairlie!” posts. Today I ask Google about Kakadu in the Northern Territory. I …
Memorable moment: the last sunset of 2013 at Cottesloe Beach
Dateline: 31 December 2013, 7:20pm For a number of reasons, 2013 had been a pretty average year for us. So I …
A mini-break in Sydney
Short-break, long-weekend, city-break, mini-break… It goes by many names, but whatever you want to call it, that was what The Poolboy, Queenie …
Ask Google about Perth? Ask Fairlie!
This post is part of a regular series of weekly “Ask Google? Ask Fairlie!” posts. Today I ask Google about Perth in Western Australia. I type the …
Memorable moment: Crossing the street in Vietnam
Dateline: 11 September 2010. We’d spent the greater part of the day (and the night before) flying from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh …
Ask Google about Sydney? Ask Fairlie!
This post is part of a regular series of weekly “Ask Google? Ask Fairlie!” posts. Today I ask Google about Sydney, Australia. I type the start …
Kicking goals in blogging!
It’s footy finals season here in Melbourne – the home of Australian rules football – so it seems appropriate to title this …
